Stephen Colbert prepped for his interview with Florida congressional candidate Jake Rush by donning a cape and red contact lenses.

“Thank you for joining me here so close to midnight — the witching hour,” he told Rush.

Colbert dressed up because Rush gained unwanted attention during his Republican primary race when pictures of him in vampire gaming attire circulated online. Rush’s opponent called his practices “disturbing.”

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